Baile funk thrived in Rio de Janeiro, and gradually the Miami bass signifiers in the music receded as they were intertwined and chopped up with samples from local music, especially Brazilian drum ...

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GR6 and Kondzilla, the two biggest baile funk labels of Brazil with 100 million subscribers on YouTube, don’t have a single MC or DJ on the international stage — GW is an exception.

The arrest of a popular funk singer in Brazil on suspicion of glorifying a powerful crime gang has revived a long-standing debate over the criminalization of a genre born in Rio de Janeiro’s ...

Brazilian pop star Anitta is staying true to her "baile funk" roots while achieving international renown through collaborations with artists like Cardi B, Maluma, Madonna and J Balvin.